List of chairmen of the Estates of Suriname

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Chairman of Estates of Suriname
Voorzitter van De Staten van Suriname
Longest serving officeholder
Karel Johannes van Erpecum [nl]
14 May 1935 – 6 April 1942
SeatParamaribo
AppointerEstates of Suriname
Formation14 May 1935
First holderKarel Johannes van Erpecum [nl]
Final holderEmile Wijntuin
Abolished25 November 1975
SuccessionChairman of the National Assembly of Suriname

The chairman of the Estates of Suriname (Dutch: Voorzitter van De Staten) was the presiding officer of the Estates of Suriname.

List of chairmen

The following is a complete list of office-holders from 1935 to 1975:[1]

Political parties
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Karel Johannes van Erpecum [nl]
(1881–1963)
14 May 1935 6 April 1942 6 years, 327 days Independent
2 Julius del Prado [nl]
(1886–1945)
7 April 1942 8 October 1943 1 year, 184 days Independent
3 Gerrit Fikkert [nl]
(1911–2008)
25 October 1943 4 April 1944 162 days Independent
(2) Julius del Prado [nl]
(1886–1945)
4 April 1944 31 March 1945 361 days Independent
4 Frederik Lim A Po [nl]
(1900–1957)
3 April 1945 31 March 1947 1 year, 362 days NPS
5 Henry Lucien de Vries
(1909–1987)
1 April 1947 6 January 1949 1 year, 280 days
6 Gerard van der Schroeff [nl]
(1913–2000)
22 March 1949 1 April 1951 2 years, 10 days NPS
(4) Frederik Lim A Po [nl]
(1900–1957)
10 May 1951 6 May 1953 1 year, 361 days NPS
7 Huerta Milano Celvius Bergen [nl]
(1915–1994?)
15 May 1953 3 January 1955 1 year, 233 days NPS
8 Johan Adolf Pengel
(1916–1970)
26 January 1955 9 May 1955 103 days NPS
9 Hendrik Carel van Ommeren [nl]
(1896–1996)
14 May 1955 28 January 1957 1 year, 259 days NPS
10 Stuart Harry Axwijk [nl]
(1920–1961)
7 February 1957 9 July 1958 1 year, 152 days SDP [nl]
11 Johan Kraag
(1913–1996)
16 July 1958 14 May 1963 4 years, 304 days NPS
12 Emile de la Fuente [nl]
(1898–1977)
30 May 1963 6 January 1964 221 days NPS
13 Jagernath Lachmon
(1916–2001)
28 February 1964 11 May 1967 3 years, 72 days VHP
14 Olton van Genderen
(1913–1990)
16 May 1967 1 September 1969 2 years, 108 days NPS
15 Clemens Ramkisoen Biswamitre [nl]
(1897–1980)
1 September 1969 18 November 1969 78 days SDP [nl]
(13) Jagernath Lachmon
(1916–2001)
18 November 1969 15 December 1973 4 years, 27 days VHP
(14) Olton van Genderen
(1913–1990)
15 December 1973 28 December 1973 13 days NPS
16 Emile Wijntuin
(1924–2020)
28 December 1973 25 November 1975 1 year, 332 days PSV

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